r/thebutton • u/SchpittleSchpattle • Apr 02 '15
[PSA] OH MY GOD, PRESSING DOES NOT RESET THE TIMER IT ONLY ADDS +1 SECOND
Seriously. Pressing only adds 1 second to the timer. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
Edit 2: A lot of people seem to think that it, in fact, is resetting and I'm lagging. But that's not the case and I'll prove why.
Even if I were lagging, if I received notification from the server that the button had been pressed I would always see the timer reset to 60.00 even if it was a mismatch to the actual time because of lag. The only explanation that this is NOT the case is when the server sends an update that the timer has been pressed, it also sends information to update the timer value and today that value is consistently something lower than 60.00.
How do I know that the value is lower than 60.00? Because the pie timer halo doesn't flash to indicate a button reset. The only time you see it flash is when the button hits 60.00 again.
Therefore, the timer is NOT being reset to 60 on a button press and is only set to a full 60 when enough people have pressed that the timer would be increased beyond 60 and effectively "reset" in which case it will flash.
Edit 3: Anyone downvoting this is probably a filthy presser who's brain has been clouded by drugs, alcohol and masturbation because they lack self control!